While visiting Lyon, France i was able to relax a bit and see the city bit by bit. I stayed longer tgan planned, and am so grateful to Laurene's parents, Martine and Jean-Pierre, for having me at their home and showing me around. Merci beaucoup!
(Bonus: Laurene's dog is currently living with her parents... Pet therapy with Ceetee!)
Lyon is the location of the Lumiere Institute and Villa Museum, so naturally I made sure to stop in. Greg, Laurene's friend, and i took in the museum together... We were in awe!
European museums are amazing, much to do with the excellent audio-guides that are provided (usually included in cost of ticket, but not always... *ahem* Vatican *cough cough*). I got to play with zootropes, magic lanterns, Thomas Edison's film viewer, study Muybridge photography. The museum is in the Lumiere home, so as you go around the villa you not only learn about their advances in photography and film, you also experience how they lived. Quite well I might add, their house is massive!
(Auguste Lumiere, the man who started it all!)
(model of the factories where the first film ever was shot... With a mini of the film playing at the site it was filmed! Cool!)
(early film posters... Note the film names are not listed. People would come put to experience motion picture, not a specific title!)
(Zootrope in action... A bit dark, sorry!)
Anyhow, the museum was great and basically learned that we all need to thank the Lumiere brothers for not only movies, but also instant photography, 360 degree photography, personal use cameras, modern amplified sound, early colour photography, rapid fire photography... So much, and so much I'm forgetting!
(record player with a early amplification device that resembles the inside of modern day speakers)
So much more on Lyon... But for now, thanks goes out to Laurene's friends for being so welcoming and for expanding my cheese resume! Laurence, Greg, Nejla, Jacques!
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Location:Lyon, France
J'avais vu ce post!! merci nicole mouah
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